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                    [Title] => RP to import 350,000 MT corn to stabilize local supply, prices
                    [Summary] => The country will import 350,000 metric tons (MT) of corn in the  next three to four months to stabilize supply and prices.


This was announced yesterday by Trade and Industry Secretary Cesar V. Purisima who said that the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board has approved the duty-free importation of 350,000 MT of corn.

An executive order, Purisima said, is being prepared for signing by the President.
[DatePublished] => 2004-02-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097285 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 236506 [Title] => Agriculture sector projected to grow 3.4% in 2004 [Summary] => Barring unfavorable weather changes and calamities, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is projecting the agriculture sector to post a growth of three percent to four percent for 2004.

Agriculture Assistant Secretary Segfredo Serrano Jr. said the sector’s growth forecast is consistent with the government’s medium-term development program.
[DatePublished] => 2004-01-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 229090 [Title] => Senator hits plan to import chicken parts [Summary] => Sen. Manuel Villar Jr. opposed yesterday the proposal of Trade Secretary Manuel Roxas II to allow big poultry and food companies to import chicken parts to meet an expected strong demand next month.

He said importing chicken parts will adversely affect local broiler producers, especially the small ones.

Besides, it "has no add-on effect on the economy, compared to buying local," he said.
[DatePublished] => 2003-11-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 228009 [Title] => Poultry growers okay short-term chicken importation [Summary] => Members of the Philippine Association of Broiler Integrators (PABI) and the United Broiler Raisers Association (UBRA) have agreed to allow the government to undertake a short-term importation of chicken.

Following a meeting with members of the PABI, Trade and Industry Secretary Manuel Roxas II announced that government will import up to one million kilograms of chicken to avert a shortage of chicken supply especially during the Holiday season.

The member of PABI include representatives of San Miguel Corp., Purefoods, Swift, Tysons, Universal Robina Corp. and Vitarich. [DatePublished] => 2003-11-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097285 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 218463 [Title] => ‘Disaster alert’ on anew in Tarlac [Summary] => TARLAC CITY — There seems to be no end to Tarlac’s woes.

Still reeling from the havoc of typhoon "Harurot" and heavy floods spawned by a "monsoon trough" recently, the province is again on "disaster alert" as portions of the Tarlac River in the northern towns and the Rio Chico River at the Nueva Ecija boundary have overflowed.
[DatePublished] => 2003-08-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 217480 [Title] => Tarlac declares state of calamity [Summary] => TARLAC CITY — The provincial board has belatedly declared a "state of calamity" after damage the province suffered from the onslaught of typhoon "Harurot" and floods spawned by a "monsoon rough" early this month were assessed to have reached "calamitous proportions."

In a resolution, the provincial board described the typhoon and flood damage to be "inestimable," citing the "dislocation of a number of families, loss of lives and destruction of properties."
[DatePublished] => 2003-08-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1168087 [AuthorName] => Benjie Villa [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 216803 [Title] => Arroyo orders release of P45-M for damaged schoolhouses’ rehab [Summary] => ILAGAN, Isabela — President Arroyo has approved the immediate release of P45 million for the rehabilitation of public school buildings in Cagayan Valley that were damaged by last month’s super typhoon "Harurot" which wreaked at least P2 billion in crop losses and infrastructure damage.

Isabela Rep. Rodolfo Albano said the President has ordered Budget Secretary Emilia Boncodin to speed up the release of the fund for the rehabilitation of damaged schoolhouses to start immediately.
[DatePublished] => 2003-08-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 216845 [Title] => P45-M para sa nawasak na mga eskuwelahan [Summary] => ILAGAN, Isabela – Inaprobahan ni Pangulong Gloria macapagal-Arroyo ang pagpapalabas ng P45 milyon para sa nawasak na mga eskuwelahan noong nanalasa ang bagyong Harurot na naapektuhan din ang malawak na pananim.

Inatsan na ng Pangulo si Budget Secretary Emilia Boncodin na madaliin ang pagpapalabas ng nasabing halaga bilang pondo ng siyam na congressman sa Cagayan Valley region para sa rehabilitasyon ng mga nawasak na eskuwelahan.

Sa kabuuang P45 milyon, ang Isabela ay makatatanggap ng P20 milyon; Cagayan, P15 milyon at P5 milyon naman sa Nueva Vizcaya at Quirino. [DatePublished] => 2003-08-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Probinsiya [SectionUrl] => probinsiya [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 216257 [Title] => Peso fall prompts review of prices of basic goods [Summary] => The recent weakening of the peso against the dollar has prompted the government to convene the National Price Coordinating Council (NPCC) to discuss the impact of the fluctuating peso on the prices of basic goods and commodities.

The peso has been trading at around 54 to the dollar since last week following a failed military mutiny and amid persistent rumors of another coup attempt.

The peso’s temporary slide, however, had various sectors concerned about its effect on prices of basic commodities.
[DatePublished] => 2003-08-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1704647 [AuthorName] => Rocel Felix [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 215695 [Title] => After ‘Harurot,’ ‘Kabayan,’ ‘Onyok,’ ‘Pogi’ coming [Summary] => From Amang to Zigzag and beyond, the names of Philippine typhoons have all been set in place until 2016.

According to researchers at the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the advance naming of future howlers was a result of the "Name a Bagyo" contest sponsored by PAGASA in 1999.
[DatePublished] => 2003-08-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1723283 [AuthorName] => Rudy A. Fernandez [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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